Author: Staff Writer
South Africa’s Confirmed COVID-19 cases have now reached 35 812 — an increase of 1 455 in the last 24 hours. According to Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, the Western Cape still has the majority number of cases with 23 583, followed by the Eastern Cape with 4 324, Gauteng with 4 276, and then KwaZulu-Natal with 2 637. Free State has a record of 299, North West 271, Limpopo 193, Mpumalanga 132, Northern Cape 91 and six are unknown. Speaking in the Western Cape, where he was assessing the readiness of intervention teams in the province, Mkhize said he believes the community is…
During alert level 3 of the nationwide lockdown, lovebirds can officially tie the knot at Home Affairs offices following the resumption of marriage services. Under level 3, the department will also receive late registrations of birth. These services will be provided by appointment. This is in addition to the services rendered in level 4, namely: Issuance of uncollected Identity Documents; Issuance of temporary identity certificates; Registration of births and deaths; Reissue of birth and death certificates and Issuance of passports to those in export and cargo transport. Home Affairs offices will continue opening Monday through Friday from 08h30 to 15h30.…
Having already paid out R16.5-billion in Covid-19 Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS), the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has vowed to ensure that outstanding payments are promptly processed. In a statement on Monday, the Department of Employment and Labour, of which the UIF is an agency of, reiterated that the Fund is making good progress on its promise to capture and process May COVID-19 relief benefit applications. “Payments this time around should be a lot quicker as the UIF already has the details for most of the claimants,” said the department. On Monday, a total R1 billion had already been processed…
Throughout the month of June, Paxful will be hosting a series of free virtual sessions to showcase how you can maximize opportunities in the current bitcoin economy. You’ll be hearing insights from leading Africa-focused crypto entrepreneurs, social enterprises, and other industry professionals. “Join us to learn more about the crypto industry and get a chance to win 20 USD worth of bitcoin after each session!” Here’s what we’ll be discussing:
Volkswagen’s major vehicle launch for 2020 will be streamed via a digital event. The T-Roc will premiere in South Africa on Thursday, 17 June 2020. “Covid-19 has necessitated our brand to find new and innovative ways to communicate with our customers as well as launch our exciting range of products. We are very excited to debut the T-Roc in South Africa through a digital event which will be a first for the South African automotive industry,” said Martina Biene, Head of the Volkswagen Brand. The sporty, stylish and contemporary T-Roc will complete Volkswagen’s T-SUV range in South Africa which currently…
The South African car sales declined by 65, 4 in May 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as consumer and business sentiment remain severely depressed. The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) said new vehicle sales for May 2020 reflects a substantial decline of 27 496 units or 68,0% from the 40 428 vehicles sold in May last year compared to the aggregate domestic sales of 12 932 units in May 2020. Domestic sales of new light commercial vehicles, bakkies and mini-buses at 3 073 units during May 2020 had recorded a huge decline…
The country’s media fraternity and civil society have been called on to play an active role in eradicating Ponzi and pyramid schemes that are devastating families and societies. In recent times, member companies have reported to the DSA-a spike in both local and cross-border pyramid schemes of all manner of shapes and sizes intent on seizing scarce financial resources from the unsuspecting public. Mthunzi Mbali, the vice-chairman of the Direct Selling Association of South Africa (DSA) says: “We are extremely worried about the proliferation of pyramid schemes in South Africa”. He says the DSA has been at the forefront of…
Millions of South African women have every reason to celebrate the 47th anniversary of Justine, South Africa’s premier cosmetics company, which turned the beauty industry on its head in 1973 when it created the iconic formula – the original and real tissue oil. This marked a turning point in the fight against the appearance of scars and stretch marks in improving the smoothness of the skin. In addition to the iconic Tissue Oil, Justine is also renowned for developing and introducing to market some of its popular products that have become household names in South Africa, namely the Tabasheer and…
Today, ProfitShare Partners launches an exciting year-long initiative designed to get small businesses working and creating jobs. In partnership with award-winning local community radio station, Hot 91.9FM, and the all-new ‘getlion’ mobile app designed to support SMEs in managing and growing their businesses, the disruptive FinTech provider will invest R100 million in capital to support SMEs to deliver on their contracts this year. The sweetener is a prize of R1 million for the small business that has created the most net jobs during the period of the campaign from 1 June 2020 to 31 May 2021. The Get South Africa…
Schools will reopen on 8 June 2020 for grade 7 and 12 learners to allow for the orientation and training of teachers. The Council of Education Ministers (CEM) took a decision to continue to reopen schools on 01 June 2020, but with School Management Teams (SMT), teachers and non-teaching staff only arriving to prepare for the arrival of learners. “Provincial and district officials should ensure that health, safety, and social distancing requirements, are strictly adhered to when teachers arrive. This whole coming week must be used for the proper orientation and training of teachers, the mopping and ramping of all…